Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heatsink with periodically patterned baseplate structure
- Patent Title (中): 散热片与周期性图案基板结构
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Application No.: US12536655Application Date: 2009-08-06
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Publication No.: US07848108B1Publication Date: 2010-12-07
- Inventor: Bruce R. Archambeault , Eric N. Chikando , Samuel R. Connor , John S. Maas
- Applicant: Bruce R. Archambeault , Eric N. Chikando , Samuel R. Connor , John S. Maas
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Cynthia G. Seal; Jeffrey L. Streets
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20

Abstract:
A heatsink including an electromagnetic bandgap structure reduces electromagnetic interference caused by an integrated circuit in an electronic device. One embodiment provides a heatsink having a base with an array of electrically-conductive, thermally-conductive patches spaced apart in two dimensions of a reference plane and having a thickness perpendicular to the reference plane. The patches are interconnected by a plurality of branches. Each branch connects adjacent patches and has a width in the reference plane of less than a width of each adjacent patch. A plurality of thermally conductive cooling fins coupled to a surface of the base and extend normal to the reference plane. The cooling fins may be formed of a thermally-conductive, electrically non-conductive material or may be coupled to the base by a thermally-conductive, electrically non-conductive material. The periodically patterned structure of the base, together with a solid metal layer of a circuit board, form an electromagnetic bandgap structure that reduces certain frequencies of electromagnetic noise caused by the integrated circuit.
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